KUALA LUMPUR: The Crackhouse Comedy Club owner Rizal Van Geyzel filed another representation letter to the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) in a second attempt to quash his cyber-crime charges.
Deputy public prosecutor Noor Aslinda Che Seman confirmed to Sessions Court judge Priscilla Hemamalini Nadarajan that the second letter has been submitted this morning.
Rizal or his real name Mohammad Rizal Johan Van Geyzel's counsel, M. Pravin confirmed the matter as well, and said they had submitted the second letter following new developments related to the case.
Following this, he had requested for the court to vacate the trial dates fixed on April 14, and May 2 to 3 as well as 22, pending the result of the second representation letter.
He also relayed to the court that he will be submitting an application some time next week to obtain his client's international passport as Mohammad Rizal is due to perform the umrah on May 15 to 29.
The judge then fixed May 31 for the prosecution to update the court on the result of the second representation letter, as well as maintaining June 1 and 2 as trial dates, which have been fixed much earlier.
Previously, the AGC had rejected his first representation which was submitted to the chambers on December 12 last year.
Mohammad Rizal is facing three counts of posting insulting remarks touching on religious and racial sensitivities.
The 40-year-old comedian was accused of uploading a video on three different social media platforms that touched on racial and religious sensitivities between July 4 and 6.
Mohammad Rizal was charged under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which carries a maximum of one-year imprisonment or RM50,000 fine or both upon conviction.